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With 111 medals, India finish with best-ever show at Asian Para GamesSubscriber Only

October 29, 2023 11:02 IST

India won 29 gold, 31 silver, 51 bronze, finishing 5th behind China

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Hangzhou Asian Para Games, Day 6: India finish with a historic tally of 111 medals, chess contingent and track & field add to gold count on final daySubscriber Only

October 29, 2023 11:01 IST

India’s final count was 29 gold, 31 silver, 51 bronze and they finished fifth behind China, Iran, Japan, and Korea.

Sheetal Devi won her second gold medal of the Games; Pramod Bhagat claimed a gold in Para badminton.

Hangzhou Asian Para Games, Day 5: Sheetal wins sensational individual title; 4 golds in Para badminton as India finish day on 99 medalsSubscriber Only

October 27, 2023 21:18 IST

With one more day left to go at the Games, India look set to cross the 100-medal mark.

Prachi Yadav, who had opened India’s tally at the Games, added a gold medal on Tuesday to her earlier silver medal. (Photo: Paralympic India)

Hangzhou Asian Para Games, Day 2: Prachi Yadav claims gold for her 2nd medal at the event as Indian athletes add 17 medalsSubscriber Only

October 24, 2023 20:55 IST

On Day 2 of medal events at the fourth edition of the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, Indian athletes added 17 more medals to the tally with three gold, six silver and eight bronze medals

Tokyo Paralympic medallist Avani Lekhara claimed a medal at Hangzhou. (PHOTO: Paralympic India)

Hangzhou Asian Para Games, Day 1: Avani Lekhara, track and field athletes shine as India win 17 medalsSubscriber Only

October 24, 2023 07:41 IST

The fourth edition of Asian Para Games officially got underway with medal events from 22 October.

India Squash gold medal winner

How squash helped Abhay Singh drop 26 kilos in a year as a teen, and propelled him to stardom after Asian GamesSubscriber Only

October 14, 2023 07:19 IST

India's squash hero, who had dropped weight to get fit as a teen, almost quit the sport post poor results after Covid, but gave it one last go when trials for Asiad squad were announced in January 2022

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Janneke Schopman: Lack of competitive match time, not being exposed to pressure led to women’s hockey semis lossSubscriber Only

October 11, 2023 00:07 IST

While the men’s hockey team recently roped in Paddy Upton as their mental coach, Schopman said she would like to have similar help for women too.

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Asian Games hockey gold: Of pride and a plan coming togetherSubscriber Only

October 10, 2023 22:43 IST

It is in India pulling off wins in big matches, that South African coach Fulton sees many positive signs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Asian Games medal winners at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (PTI)

PM Narendra Modi: Younger athletes among Asian Games medal winners is sign of a sporting nationSubscriber Only

October 11, 2023 01:19 IST

PM Narendra Modi assures Asian Games contingent that lack of funds will never be a hindrance to their efforts

the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Asian Games closing ceremony: China made a mark, on the medal tally, with robots and AISubscriber Only

October 9, 2023 07:37 IST

A giant human avatar made of a million digital flames extinguished the cauldron and headed towards the exit to signal the end of the 19th Asian Games

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Mihir Vasavda’s Asiad Diary from China: Missing people, Pork butts, Exotic selfies, Sleepless athletes, bargaining IndiansSubscriber Only

October 9, 2023 07:12 IST

Day 1 in Hangzhou, a city home to 12 million people in a country where 1.4 billion live. But on the eve of the Games, the city resembles a ghost town.

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Asian Closing Ceremony takes place in Hangzhou

Asian Games 2023 Closing Ceremony Highlights: Hangzhou 2023 officially comes to an end

October 9, 2023 00:37 IST

Asian Games 2023 Highlights, Closing Ceremony Today: The closing ceremony is a fitting end to two weeks of exciting sporting action.

19th Asian Games: Badminton

How Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy mastered defense-to-offense transition to win gold at AsiadSubscriber Only

October 8, 2023 16:24 IST

They both played un-Indian badminton, be it in attack or defense, though cleverness might get defined as the 'Indian style' given these two are writing the first draft of doubles success.

Chirag and Satwik won India’s first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games, defeating the South Korean duo of Choi Solgyu and Kim Won Ho 21-18, 21-16.

Asian Games: Chirag Shetty summons ‘Nadal-like’ resilience to overcome illness and partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy to historic badminton goldSubscriber Only

October 8, 2023 07:32 IST

The duo continued their impressive 2023 season to defeat South Korean duo of Choi Solgyu and Kim Won Ho won India's first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asiad

It was shooting and archery, coupled with the dramatic improvement in both track and field, that powered India’s sprint to a record tally of 107 medals that included 35 golds. (PHOTOS: PTI)

Asian Games: From 70 medals to a record 107 — how and why the needle movedSubscriber Only

October 8, 2023 08:27 IST

Sharp uptick in Govt support, new depth in old events, new talent in others

India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam competes in the compound women’s individual gold medal event at the Asian Games, in Hangzhou. (PTI Photo)

Asian Games: Jyothi Vennam, India’s archery star was once a record breaking open water swimmerSubscriber Only

October 7, 2023 21:41 IST

After years of underachievement, the 27-year-old compound archer is an Asian Games star with three gold medals — individual, team and mixed

(LEFT) Archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam; (RIGHT) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

Cherry on China cake as Chirag and Satwik beat S Koreans; archer Jyothi Vennam wins her third titleSubscriber Only

October 8, 2023 07:16 IST

Mihir Vasavda writes from Hangzhou: As curtains fall, with 107 medals, India get their best Asiad tally: 28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze

Indian kabaddi team wins gold medal

How Indian men’s kabaddi team claimed Asian Games gold after refereeing farce, long suspension of final vs Iran

October 8, 2023 07:14 IST

Both teams took turns to argue with officials. Federation officials got involved. There was a lot of arguing. Players sat on the mat in protest. The officials changed their decision at least three times. Finally India claimed the gold.

Satwik-Chirag beat Koreans Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the final

Asian Games: Satwik-Chirag become first India’s first ever Asiad gold medallists in badmintonSubscriber Only

October 7, 2023 14:37 IST

Satwik-Chirag beat Koreans Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the final. In the semifinals, they defeated former world champions from Malaysia.

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Bhaisaab Neeraj Chopra, Paaji Sachin TendulkarSubscriber Only

October 9, 2023 07:10 IST

For most part of his long career, Sachin Tendulkar was the north star that guided the talented young players around him. Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is walking the same path.

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Asian Games 2023, Day 14 Highlights: Satwik-Chirag create history; gold in cricket & kabaddi, clean sweep in compound archery as India finish with 107 medals

October 8, 2023 00:12 IST

Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Highlights (October 07): The Indian contingent at Hangzhou 2023 touched the 100-medal mark on Saturday with the women's kabaddi team claiming a gold medal with a win over Chinese Taipei.

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Asian Games, badminton: Satwik-Chirag one win away from biggest title of their careersSubscriber Only

October 7, 2023 07:33 IST

Indian star pairing beats Malaysian heavyweights Aaron-Soh to set up final showdown with history-seeking Koreans.

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Asian Games, wrestling: Bajrang Punia’s comeback goes off script, as he returns without a medal from HangzhouSubscriber Only

October 7, 2023 07:26 IST

Defending champion and Olympic medallist tossed around in two bouts as he makes his return after participating in prolonged protests against Brij Bhushan.

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate after winning their men's doubles semi-final badminton match against Malaysia's Aaron Chia Teng Fong and Soh Wooi Yik.

India at Asian Games 2023, Day 14 schedule: Satwik-Chirag seek history, Ruturaj & Co eye cricket gold, compound archers set for rich haul on last daySubscriber Only

October 7, 2023 07:22 IST

Here are the main Indian events to track on Day 14 of the Asian Games (Saturday):

The unprecedented medal haul will also ensure India’s best-ever rank at the Asian Games in over 60 years, with fourth place behind China, Japan and South Korea now secured. (PHOTOS: PTI)

Asian Games: India breaks new ground with century of medals and highest-ever rank on tallySubscriber Only

October 7, 2023 05:58 IST

Strong performance in athletics and shooting, while making presence felt in new sports takes the country to unprecedented high

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